Dark Chocolate Frosting
Source of Recipe
Modern Family Cookbook 1942
List of Ingredients
- 1/4c. soft butter
- 1 1/2c. sifted XXXX sugar, packed
- 1/4c. cocoa
- about 3T. cream or milk
- 1/2t. vanilla
Instructions
- Cream butter until very smooth. Sift sugar and cocoa together and add to butter alternately with cream and vanilla, blending thoroughly.
- To darken color, place in saucepan and heat over very low heat, stirring constantly, until frosting is dark and glossy, about 5 mins.
- Spread on cake immediately.
- Makes: enough for two 8 inch layers. Also good on eclairs.
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